the covenant
salem 1692
the children cried out:
witches witches
witches are among us!
soon the curse spread throughout town
infecting grown men and women
wraiths and specters took control of innocent townsfolk
their minds and bodies captive to dark arts
superstition and hysteria brought them down to their knees
that is what a witch does right?
magic and madness was the so-called method
reverend parris condemned the attacks on salem
blasphemy, he thundered from the pulpit
knuckles white with fear
this is a direct attack from the devil himself, he warned
his mouth fuming with deceit
there was something else scratching at his soul
in his thoughts still sealed from the outside world
one singular word flashed like a runaway fire
– a catalyst for the evil to come-
the crimson word carved into white skin:
covenant
covenant
covenant
lord, he gasped, have mercy on us
for a legion besieged us
bidding us to sign the black book
the craft has stolen our souls
Artist:
Johann Van Der Walt